Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc: On the Eighth and Ninth of August, 1827Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830 - 148 pages |
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... bottles of vin ordinaire ; one bottle of champagne ; one bottle and a half of vinegar ; two bottles of brandy ; one bottle of sirop de vinaigre ; two large pieces of veal ; two large pieces of mutton ; six sausages ; sixteen chickens ...
... bottles of vin ordinaire ; one bottle of champagne ; one bottle and a half of vinegar ; two bottles of brandy ; one bottle of sirop de vinaigre ; two large pieces of veal ; two large pieces of mutton ; six sausages ; sixteen chickens ...
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... bottle of our wine , thankful that no further impediments lay between us and our sleeping quarters . The bottle was left , as a mark of our route , the first we had applied to that purpose . Marching at an angle of 45 ° with the crevice ...
... bottle of our wine , thankful that no further impediments lay between us and our sleeping quarters . The bottle was left , as a mark of our route , the first we had applied to that purpose . Marching at an angle of 45 ° with the crevice ...
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... bottle , and a film formed instantly upon it when poured out into the glass . The time allotted for our repast was ... bottles of lemonade , and of a negus composed of vinegar , wine , and water , boiled with spices and a great deal of ...
... bottle , and a film formed instantly upon it when poured out into the glass . The time allotted for our repast was ... bottles of lemonade , and of a negus composed of vinegar , wine , and water , boiled with spices and a great deal of ...
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... bottles . My stock of raisins and French plums had been finished long before * : I was therefore obliged to proceed without relief , being afraid to attack the negus , for the guides must have shared it , and we might have found the ...
... bottles . My stock of raisins and French plums had been finished long before * : I was therefore obliged to proceed without relief , being afraid to attack the negus , for the guides must have shared it , and we might have found the ...
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... bottle of Champagne , being desirous to see how this wine would be affected by the rarity of the air . I also wished to drink to the prosperity of the inhabitants of the world below me ; for I could believe that there were no human ...
... bottle of Champagne , being desirous to see how this wine would be affected by the rarity of the air . I also wished to drink to the prosperity of the inhabitants of the world below me ; for I could believe that there were no human ...
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abyss Aiguille du Midi Aiguille sans Nom Aiguilles Rouges Alps appeared Argentière arrived ascent attempt avalanches Balma baton beautiful beneath Blanc du Tacul bottle Bourrit Breven bridge chasm cliff climbing Col du Géant cold commenced Courmayeur Coutet crevice danger declivity deep Derniers Rochers descended Devouassoud difficulty distance Dôme du Goûté Drawn on Stone expedition falling fatigue feldspar felt fissures formed frozen Geneva Glacier de Buissons gneiss Grand Plateau Grands Mulêts granite guides height hill hornblende hour immense Julien lake of Geneva ledge lofty mass Mer de Glace minutes Mont Blanc Moraines mountain nearly night o'clock obliged pain party passed peaks Pélérins perilous perpendicular Piedmont pinnacle poles Priory proceeded rarity rest rienced Rochers Rouges rock route Saussure scene Servoz side situation Sketch slope spot steep steps storm sublime summit of Mont Taconnay thermometer toises valley of Chamonix village wall wind
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Page 109 - Now, where the quick Rhone thus hath cleft his way, The mightiest of the storms hath ta'en his stand : For here, not one, but many, make their play, And fling their thunderbolts from hand to hand, Flashing and cast around : of all the band, The brightest through these parted hills hath fork'd His lightnings — as if he did understand That in such gaps as desolation work'd, There the hot shaft should blast whatever therein lurk'd.
Page 14 - Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high: — I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple down headlong.
Page 106 - The sky is changed! - and such a change! Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Page 69 - The most peculiar sensation, which all have felt who have gained this great height, arises from the awful stillness which reigns, almost unbroken even by the voice of those speaking to one another; for its feeble sound can hardly be heard. It weighs deeply upon the mind, with a power the effect of which it is impossible to describe. I also experienced the sensation of lightness of body, of which Capt.
Page 23 - ... cut out by the hatchet; and we passed over these bridges, often grasping the ice with one hand, while the other, bearing the pole, balanced the body, hanging over some abyss, into which the eye penetrated, and searched in vain for the extremity. Sometimes we were obliged to climb up from one crag of ice...
Page 85 - ... swallowed a mouthful of sulphuric acid, which he had bought at Chamounix by mistake for acetic acid, which on these excursions the guides ordinarily drink diluted with water. He suffered acutely for some minutes, until Dr. Hamel thought of making him swallow a quantity of wood-ashes and water, which were fortunately at hand. The alkali neutralized the acid, and he was soon in a condition to enter into the railleries of his companions, who, on his informing them in answer to their numerous...
Page 86 - I heard a sort of rushing sound, not very loud, but I had no time to think about it ; for as I heard the sound, at the same instant the avalanche was upon us. I felt my feet slide from beneath me, and saw the three first men fallen upon the>snow with their feet foremost. In falling, I cried out loudly,
Page 24 - ... the hatchet; and we passed over these bridges, often grasping the ice with one hand, while the other, bearing the pole, balanced the body, hanging over some abyss, into which the eye penetrated, and searched in vain for the extremity. Sometimes we were obliged to climb up from one crag of ice to another, sometimes to scramble along a ledge on our hands and knees, often descending into a deep chasm on the one side, and scaling the slippery precipice on the other.
Page 30 - I could not prevent myself from slipping; as the space became wider I became less cautious, and while looking over the edge into the upper crevice, my feet slid from under me; I came down on my face, and glided rapidly towards the lower one ; I cried out, but the guides who held the ropes attached to me did not stop me, though they stood firm. I had got to the extent of the rope, my feet hanging over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, and the other my hat.
Page 58 - Rochers," or the. highest visible rocks, are merely a small cluster of granite pinnacles, projecting about twenty feet out of the snowy mantle which envelopes the summit and clothes the sides of the mountain. On reaching these rocks, I was so much exhausted that I wished to sleep, but the experienced guides would not permit it, though...